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North America and Pelican from Italy

  • Imaging Target: Ngc7000
  • Coordinates Captured: Italy
  • Main Cameras: Multi-Narrowband Filter | SVBONY SV240 ;
  • Auxiliary Guiding & Accessories: Rokinon135mm om5

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Description

The North America Nebula (NGC 7000) is a large emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 1,600 to 2,200 light-years away from Earth.Key FactsShape: It gets its name because its glowing gas clouds and dark dust lanes look like the continent of North America, complete with a "Gulf of Mexico".Location: It sits near Deneb, the brightest star in the swan constellation Cygnus.Size: It spans a massive area in the night sky, roughly ten times the size of the full moon.Composition: It is an active star-forming region made of ionized hydrogen gas that glows from the energy of hot young stars hidden inside it.

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